Belleville Turnpike

The Belleville Turnpike is a historic road which connects Jersey City and Belleville in northern New Jersey. The road was created in 1759 as a turnpike made out of cedar logs, and the road was chartered in 1808. The Belleville Turnpike served as a part of the Underground Railroad route for escaped slaves to get to Jersey City, and the current route was established in 1927, running for 9.46 miles. The northern section of the route runs from the Newark/Belleville border to the Nutley/Clifton border.